DEATH RAY VISION | New England Hardcore & Metal Festival @ Palladium | April 15 | This is how you make an entrance. Born of Fire's Zack Wells teams up with a Masscore supergroup — three-quarters of Overcast, members of Killswitch Engage and Shadows Fall — for a Metalfest debut. Death Ray Vision hit Mad Oak Studios this month with Benny Grotto, so prepare for ear-shredding tunes. | 261 Main St, Worcester | $35 | metalandhardcorefestival.com

THE ACRE | T.T. the Bear's Place | April 29 | What began as an acoustic singer-songwriter project has now blossomed into a full band, and the Acre plug even deeper into emotive alt-folk and slick Americana waters with Cerca Trova. Kingsley Flood fiddle for openers. | 10 Brookline St, Cambridge | $10 | ttthebears.com

THE BYNARS | Great Scott | May 4 | What in the name of IG-88 are a band named after a Star Trek reference doing releasing an album on Star Wars Day? Maybe the Fourth will be with the Bynars, who drop a debut album with Death Star dance parties in mind. New single "How Does It Feel To Fall in Love?" is a frenetic synth-rock romp fit for Max Rebo. | 1222 Comm Ave, Allston | greatscottboston.com

NINE BOSTON ROCK SHOWS COMING THIS SPRING | March 01, 2013 Go nine songs deep into Gozu's new The Fury of a Patient Man — from the stoner chug of opener "Bald Bull" to the buzzing boogie of "Salty Thumb" to the upright guitar crunch of "Disco Related Injury" — and there's barely any room to breathe.